Party Hard
| "Party Hard" | ||||
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| Single by Andrew W.K. | ||||
| from the album I Get Wet | ||||
| Released | October 29, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Andrew W.K. singles chronology | ||||
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"Party Hard" is a song by Andrew W.K., first released as a single in 2001 and included on his first album I Get Wet. The song provided Andrew W.K. with his first mainstream hit, reaching number 14 of the UK Singles Charts upon release.[1]
The UK single contained one previously released track ("Make Sex"), one previously unreleased track ("Violent Life") and the video for "Party Hard". A promo single for this song was released to radio stations in the US in 2002. The promo single had the title song, the video for the song and a track titled "Andrew W.K.".
The song was included on the soundtrack for Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 football game. It can also be heard on Madden NFL 2003.[2] It is also used as the walk-on music for Professional Darts Corporation darts player Steve Hine[3] and was also played by the ECHL's San Francisco Bulls after scoring a goal during home games at the Cow Palace. It was also heard in the 2002 movie Stealing Harvard. The song has been featured in advertisements for Android and the Disney-Pixar film Monsters University.
It has been a popular internet meme for several years, and has spawned several videos.
The song is available for downloadable content on the video game Rock Band 3.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Andrew W.K. and Diane Warren.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Party Hard" | 3:06 | |
| 2. | "Make Sex [AWKGOJ version]" | 0:32 | |
| 3. | "Violent Life" | 3:56 | |
| 4. | "Party Hard (Video)" |
Reception[edit]
"Party Hard" was named the 89th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[4]
Pitchfork Media ranked the song #129 on its list of the Top 500 tracks of the 2000s. Reviewer Mark Richardson wrote: "Before Red Bull and vodka became fashionable and sports drink companies made the decade all about the pursuit of eXtreme energy, the movement already had its anthem."[5]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1781 Songfacts
- ^ THE SOUNDS OF MADDEN NFL™ 2003. EA Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Steve Hine. Global Darts. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "spreadit.org music". Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ Pitchfork Staff. Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 200-101. Pitchfork Media. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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